Thrash metal veterans Death Angel is known for being the pioneer of the Bay Area thrash metal during their early 80’s. The band reunited in recent years and finally decided to make their first appearance in Hong Kong TOMORROW! we have a chance to talk to the band on the present and future of thrash metal, their upcoming plans and of course, what to expect in their Hong Kong show! (Tainted Dickman from Japan will be supporting DA tomorrow at TTN_. Grab your tickets now at ticketflap.com!)

DJ: Thrash metal rises in the late 80s and it seems there is a revival movement of this genre in recent years. As a thrash metal pioneer, how do you see the current and possibly the future of thrash metal?

DA: It’s great to see younger bands playing thrash metal. The revival is good not only bands like us, but for the young bands as well. Hopefully, a lot of the younger generation who follows the newer thrash bands will look at who influenced them and start picking up the catalogs.

DJ: Will Death Angel stick to the thrash metal root, or have you ever considered adding other musical elements to your music?

DA: Death Angel has always been known to add other elements to our style of thrash metal. It goes way back to the 2nd album “Frolic Thru The Park”. It was more apparent on the 3rd album “Act III”. Every album we do has a mix of thrash, rock, punk and other elements. We pride ourselves on that.

DJ: Hong Kong’s metal community has described this gig as “the best thrash metal event of the year.” Will there be more old classics or new tunes in the setlist?

DA: Our set list will consist of old and new. We have 8 studio albums. It’s hard to pick songs for a set list but we do try to play a song or two from each album.

DJ: Death Angel always have a strong, supportive fan base in Asia, especially in Japan and Philippine… sold out tours, headline of Pulp Summer Slam Fest (and returning again this year!) How’s this Asia tour so far?

DA: The Asia tour is going great. The fans, people, places, culture and everything in between have been amazing. Very inspirational to be able to visit new territories. It’s a market we would love to come back to more often to build our fans base.

DJ: Anything you want to say to your Hong Kong fans? And what should they expect in the Death Angel show?

DA: We are excited to come to Hong Kong. It’s one of the many countries we wanted to come to, to perform and experience the culture. The fans will expect a high energy show with a great selection of songs from our catalog.